What is HSS on a Strat?
The Fender Player HSS Strat is the best way for guitar players on a budget to land a real Fender Stratocaster with a hot humbucker and two single-coil pickups. Player Series Stratocasters are made in Mexico (MIM). Third, the HSS pickup configuration gives me a great deal of flexibility and an array of available tones.
What is HSS pickup?
A HSS pickup configuration has a humbucker pickup in the bridge position, and single coil pickups in the middle and neck positions. The humbucker has a fuller sound than a single coil so is used for lead and high-gain amp settings. The neck and middle single coils are often used for cleaner tones.
Is a Strat or Tele more versatile?
Both the Strat and Tele use single coil pickups. This means you’ll get a greater number of possible tones on the Strat, making it a bit more versatile. You also get two tone knobs on the Strat, compared to just the one on the Tele.
Should I get an HSS Strat or SSS Strat?
Go with the SSS – I think the traditional strat format is what makes those signature sounds and what makes a strat, a strat. I have an HSS strat and while I like the versatility, I still way prefer the SSS version. himijendrix and 3bolt79 like this. 4,751 Michigan . My first Strat was HSS because I listened to the advice about “Versatility!”
What is the difference between the SSS and HSS pickups?
The SSS and HSS have different neck and middle pickups. SSS are Ultra Vintage Noiseless and the HSS Ultra Modern Noiseless. No idea why, the only clue is that the HSS pickups are hotter and designed to match with the DoubleTap bridge pickup which is a coil and a bit in full mode and a whole coil that was the bit in split mode.
Do I need a humbucker for HSS?
If you like the strat sound yet need a humbucker, go HSS. The humbucker is only really important in 1 of the 5 pickup positions. the bridge single coil sounds better for country lead guitar, IMO. but for hard rock like ACDC, the Humbucker is preferred. I think you’d be better suited for HSS.
When did Fender start using the HSS bridge pickup?
For what it’s worth Fender also did that with the original American Deluxe HSS models from 1998-2003 – on the SSS models they used a slightly hotter pickup in the bridge position, and then they used the SSS’s bridge pickup as the neck and middle pickup in the HSS model. . My first Strat was HSS because I listened to the advice about “Versatility!”